Solution-focused brief therapy with families who have a child with intellectual disabilities: A description of the content of initial sessions and the processes

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 367-386

  Lloyd, Helen ^a   Dallos, Rudi ^b  

^a Scott Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Intellectual disability; Parents; Solution focused therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33746118327     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104506064982     Document Type: Article

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